WE20 Watch Party: Hidden Figures - Surprise Findings from NSF and Other Sources
Tue, Nov 03
|Zoom
Join SWE SCV for a WE20 Watch Party. We've selected a handful of Live/Semi-Live sessions to watch together with optional discussion of the content after the presentation. No need to put your video screen on - we'll be streaming the presentation.
Time & Location
Nov 03, 2020, 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
Zoom
Guests
About the Event
Many STEM studies have been published with copious amounts of data that can be “mined” to yield some surprising findings. This paper will extract findings from the rich data behind the 2018 U.S. National Science Foundation’s Science and Engineering Indicators study and other related sources to present information about women and underrepresented minorities in engineering and computer science, as well as trends in graduate degrees in engineering and computer science granted in the U.S. Extractions of the data will be presented against the backdrop of emerging and future technologies and trends, along with potential implications for the future in terms of technology, innovation, economics, immigration policy, etc. The speaker will engage attendees in a discussion of these findings and will solicit their ideas to address some of the concerns brought to light.